Gay, Trans, and Capable of Working a Job? Oh My! -- A very biased look at how dumb the argument against including LGBTQ into Title VII discrimination law.
***DISCLAIMER: Welcome! This is a blog written by me, Michael Caligaris, a 2020 Juris Doctor Candidate from NKU Chase Law. This blog does not in any way constitute legal advice or services; instead, this blog is merely an examination of employment discrimination law in the US, past, present, and future. Enjoy! Just last month, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments regarding the scope of Title VII’s prohibition of work discrimination on the basis of “sex”, which were founded upon two cases where gay men were fired for their sexual orientation—I mean, C’mon. Those case were Altitude Express v. Zarda and Bostok v. Clayton County . However, there was a third case *gasp* ( Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC ) that expanded the scope of the oral arguments by arguing that Title VII also applies to transgendered workers fired for being, well, transgendered—so again, this is an argument about “sex”, which, included in that, the label of "gender" or how ...
